Rebecca Alexander | |
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Member of the TennesseeHouseofRepresentatives from the 7th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Matthew Hill |
Personal details | |
Born | Rebecca Kefauver November 4,1958 |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 2 |
Education | Milligan College (BA) East Tennessee State University (MEd) |
Rebecca Alexander (born November 4,1958) [1] is an American politician,businesswoman,and former teacher serving as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from the 7th district. She assumed office on January 12,2021.
Alexander graduated from Daniel Boone High School in Gray,Tennessee. She then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English,sociology,and psychology from Milligan College and a Master of Education from East Tennessee State University.
Alexander began her career as an English teacher. She then joined Magnavox,eventually becoming a national sales manager with the organization. She also helped her husband operate his family's business,the Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home. [2] Alexander was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in November 2020. [3]
In 2023,the Tennessee House voted on motions to remove three sitting Democratic representatives — Gloria Johnson,Justin Jones,and Justin J. Pearson — for disrupting proceedings with a protest as demonstrators were at the capitol voicing their outrage over a mass shooting at a Nashville school that left six dead. [4] Alexander voted in favor of all three resolutions:HR 63,to remove Pearson; [5] HR 64,to remove Johnson; [6] and HR 65,to remove Jones. [7] Pearson and Jones were expelled,while Johnson was not. [8]
She is married and has two daughters.
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